"You mean it wasn't out of print already?" That's our first reaction to the news about the print edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica being discontinued. Our second is, "What's for dinner?" Because the emotional impact of the announcement is fleeting -- how did this publishing dinosaur manage to limp so far into the 21st century? Read More >>

Encyclopaedia Britannica was the last word in in-home facts for nearly a quarter of a millennium, from 1766 to 2010. Now, it's just one more casualty of the Digital Age along with classifieds and the Yellow Pages. Read More >>